Event to support cancer institute
Funds will help early detection
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Nanci Sargent has been battling cancer for more than a decade. The Calabasas resident beat non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but her fight against ovarian cancer has endured for the past six years.
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Free pet microchipping program extended
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
     The Agoura Hills Animal Shelter has extended its free microchip program for dogs indefinitely.
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Westlake Village health professional receives top honors
Leader honored for healthcare reform initiatives
     Statewide health industry professionals received top honors recently for their leadership in working with the public and pri
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Transplant organization to hear guest speaker
     Hans Gritsch, MD will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Transplant Recipients International Organization Ventura County West Valley Chapter. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 at the Baxter Health Care Building, One Baxter Way, Westlake Village.
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Fitness class offered for special needs kids
     A new fitness class for special needs children will be held once a month beginning Nov. 12 at Monarchs Gym in Agoura Hills.
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Local dentist switches to laser
     Dr. Joseph P. Sciarra, a children's dentist in Woodland Hills, has acquired a Lares PowerLase HT Dental Laser, which can prepare a cavity for filling painlessly and without a shot.
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New alternative to total hip replacement
     The Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure is now being offered at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys. Orthopedic surgeon Herbert D. Huddleston is one of a few surgeons trained to perform the procedure in the Los Angeles area and is one of less than 100 in the U.S.
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